# Pelican Panel vs Sandstorm

> Two self-hosted projects, compared on the numbers selfhost.directory tracks live: score, popularity, release cadence and setup effort.

| | Pelican Panel | Sandstorm |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 64/100 | 65/100 ✓ |
| Rank in category | #13 of 62 in Game Servers | #1 of 5 in Web Hosting |
| GitHub stars | 2 413 | 7 078 ✓ |
| Stars, last 30 days | +83 ✓ | +1 |
| Stable releases, 12 months | 0 | 0 |
| Latest release | — | — |
| Setup | Moderate ✓ | Moderate |
| Official Docker image | Yes ✓ | No |
| License | AGPL-3.0 | Other |
| Main language | PHP | JavaScript |

## Which one should you pick?

Sandstorm scores 65/100 against 64/100 for Pelican Panel, so it is the safer default.

Pelican Panel is growing faster right now (+83 stars in 30 days).

## Details

- [Pelican Panel](https://selfhost.directory/project/pelican-panel) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/pelican-panel.md)
- [Sandstorm](https://selfhost.directory/project/sandstorm) (markdown: https://selfhost.directory/project/sandstorm.md)

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Source: https://selfhost.directory/compare/pelican-panel-vs-sandstorm